Essentials of Pericyclic and Photochemical Reactions

• Main Author: Dinda, Biswanath (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Chemistry, 93
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Organic chemistry.; Physical chemistry.; Organic Chemistry.; Physical Chemistry.

This book provides a concise introduction to pericyclic and photochemical reactions for organic synthesis. In the first part about pericyclic reactions, the author explains electrocyclic reactions, cycloaddition reactions, sigmatropic rearrangements, and group transfer reactions. The second part on...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Pericyclic Reactions: General aspects of pericyclic reactions
• Electrocyclic reactions
• Cycloaddition reactions
• Sigmatropic rearrangements
• Group transfer reactions
• Part II Photochemical Reactions: Principles of photochemical reactions
• Photochemistry of alkenes, dienes, and polyenes
• Photochemistry of carbonyl compounds
• Photochemistry of aromatic compounds
• Photofragmentation reactions
• Photochemistry of nature and applied photochemistry
• Appendix: Solutions to the problems.